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Captain Kernow

Captain Kernow

Western Thunderer
I acquired one of the new Rapido 44XXs this week and am very impressed. I also got out my K's example, finished as 4406 to compare the two. The K's example was originally built (by me) in 1977 but was completely rebuilt (this time soldered) in 1984, with a replacement (scratchbuilt) chassis, turned Romford drivers and a Portescap motor-gearbox.

I think the Rapido 44XX is a worthy addition to the loco roster and will be used on Bethesda Sidings in due course.
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Captain Kernow

Captain Kernow

Western Thunderer
Stephen Freeman said:
Would it be possible to turn the safety valve cover round on the K's example?
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I don't know, to be honest. The rebuild was 40 years ago and it may be soldered on. I appreciate it doesn't look right, especially with the other one right next to it, but what I don't tend to do is to start tinkering with older models made a long time ago, I tend to consider them my 'museum pieces'. If it appears possible without too much 'collateral damage', I may well do something about it, but not at the expense of the whole loco needing a re-spray, for example.

One example of where I did improve an older model was my Kemilway 82XXX, originally built in 1995. Some 15 - 20 years later, I realised that it didn't have any cab handrails (I had been working on a Bachmann one at the time), so that was a relatively easy job to drill small holes in the whitemetal cab and add some handrails.
 
Stephen Freeman

Stephen Freeman

Western Thunderer
looks like you may have replaced the original safety valve cover with possibly a Springside one (can't believe the price of them now), in which case the cover is a separate brass casting, so possibly just glued on rather than soldered?
 
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AllenM

Active Member
Hello all
I worked at Round Oak steel works for a couple of years in the early 1960s I remember the wagons in the photo above being shuffled round by the 'wasp stripe' locos. I was with the electrical team in the ark furnace shop. The rail movements were so common you never noticed then.
The small brick building in post 1030 is that from the canal interchange formally at Ashwood, now the marina?
Do you have the book "The Earl of Dudley's Railway" by Ned Williams?
Regards
Allen
 
Pencarrow

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
AllenM said:
Hello all
I worked at Round Oak steel works for a couple of years in the early 1960s I remember the wagons in the photo above being shuffled round by the 'wasp stripe' locos. I was with the electrical team in the ark furnace shop. The rail movements were so common you never noticed then.
The small brick building in post 1030 is that from the canal interchange formally at Ashwood, now the marina?
Do you have the book "The Earl of Dudley's Railway" by Ned Williams?
Regards
Allen
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Completely missed this reply Allen, sorry. Yes, that's the building and yes, we do have (probably) all of Ned Williams books.
 
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